Benjamin Huger, Jr. correspondence

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions

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Preferred citation:

Benjamin Huger, Jr. correspondence, 1931-1938. MS 0515. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
34 items
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Benjamin Huger, Jr. correspondence, 1931-1938. MS 0515. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 34 received by Benjamin Huger, Jr. (VMI Class of 1934) primarily from female friends attending other schools. The bulk were received while he was a cadet. Represented schools include Duke University (Womens College) and St. Annes secondary school in Charlottesville, Virginia. Topics are largely personal and social, with references to events and life at the various schools, popular culture, and current events.

Biographical / historical:

Benjamin Huger, Jr. was born on July 10, 1913 and graduated from VMI Class in 1934. He was a descendant of VMI's second Superintendent, Scott Shipp. He was the owner of a family wholesale business in Lexington, Virginia and a World War II veteran. Huger died on September 19, 1988.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks